Eastern Afghanistan

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  Afghanistan Earthquakes Worsen Humanitarian Crisis As Winter Nears

  Earthquakes that flattened villages in eastern Afghanistan this month destroyed homes and livestock, the only assets owned by most families, leaving survivors with almost nothing to rebuild as aid runs thin.

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  Taliban Warn Islamic State Leader Not to Interfere in Afghanistan

  The Taliban today warned the leader of the Islamic State group against waging a parallel insurgency in Afghanistan, after a string of defections and reported clashes with militants loyal to IS.

• Fighters Kill Pakistani Soldiers Near Afghanistan Border

  Militants killed a Pakistan army captain and two soldiers in a cross-border attack early Saturday in a tribal region near Afghanistan, as an airstrike killed 13 suspected extremist fighters, authorities said.

• Afghanistan: Bombers Hit Base in East, Kill Guard

  An Afghan provincial official says suicide bombers have attacked a parking lot at a police base in eastern Afghanistan, killing a guard and setting 25 trucks ablaze.

• Taliban Video Shows Handover of US Soldier

  The Taliban have released a video showing the handover of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl to US forces in eastern Afghanistan.

• Roadside Bomb Kills 12 Civilians in Eastern Afghanistan

  A roadside bomb killed 12 civilians, including seven women in eastern Afghanistan today, officials said, the latest violence in the country as US-led troops prepare to leave after 13 years of war.

• Taliban seize district in eastern Afghanistan

  The Taliban seized control of a district in eastern Nuristan Province on Tuesday, chasing the governor and police from the district capital, according to Afghan officials and a spokesman for the Taliban. "The white flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is flying over the Want District centre, while some policemen of the puppet administration f...